Other Projects within FPMT

FPMT has many other projects around the world. Here are a few projects that can be accessed through FPMT International Office. These projects are not managed by FPMT International Office and are restricted designated funds. Just like our FPMT Charitable Projects, all these initiatives are essential to FPMT’s objective of building a more compassionate world from the inside out and critical to our mission of transmitting Mahayana Buddhist teachings and values worldwide.

Animal Liberation Sanctuary The Animal Liberation Sanctuary is a 13-acre park that is being created on land adjacent to Kopan Monastery in Nepal. The object of the sanctuary is to house animals that were to be killed so that they may live out the natural course of their lives. more…

Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund The International Mahayana Institute has established the Lama Yeshe Sangha Fund (LYSF), which, with the support of generous benefactors, is helping IMI sangha become properly qualified to teach and serve sentient beings. At present, the Fund can support only a few of the IMI’s members who have no other financial resources or benefactors. more…

Land of Calm Abiding In the West there are very few places that meet the criteria for successful solitary retreat. Land of Shiné – 500 acres at Big Sur on the California Coast – is such a place. Please consider supporting the tradition of long retreat in the West by making a donation. Your help directly benefits those long-term meditators on the land, plus contributes to maintenance and development. more…

Maitreya Projects Lama Zopa Rinpoche wishes to build 1000 statues of Maitreya Buddha. Two statues are planned in India. Both are being built to provide enduring monuments to the quality of loving-kindness, and to bring as much benefit as possible, for as long as possible – spiritually, in education and healthcare, and economically, through the direct and indirect creation of employment opportunities. more…

FPMT Mongolia Lama Zopa Rinpoche established FPMT Mongolia at the end of 1999, specifically to re-ignite Buddhist culture in Mongolia and to help provide social support, food and education to the poor and under-privileged. The FPMT Mongolia website provides information and images concerning this important project. more…

Tara Puja Fund Annually sponsoring 100,000 Praises to the 21 Taras for the success of the FPMT in general and specifically the success of FPMT businesses. By doing this puja, businesses working for the FPMT will be benefited and obstacles to their success eliminated. more…

Tsum In 2003, Lama Zopa Rinpoche was requested by Drukpa Rinpoche, a Bhutanese Lama, to take care of his remote monastery and nunnery in the Tsum valley, located in the northern border area of Nepal close to Tibet. The monks and nuns of the two places were in desperate need of help, being unable to support themselves any longer. Lama Zopa Rinpoche asked Tenzin Zopa, a disciple of Geshe Lama Konchok, to take on the task of finding support for the people of Tsum. more…

If you are suffering, use it as the cause to bring happiness to others. This way, whatever kind of life experience you have, you use it on the path. There is no interruption to Dharma practice and one’s life is most beneficial.